Everything Actioncast: The Last Starfighter (1984)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris join the Starleague to defend The Frontier and talk about 1984’s The Last Starfighter, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Lance Guest stars as Alex Rogan, who wishes to escape his trailer park home and unexpectedly gets his chance when, after beating the record on the arcade machine Starfighter, he’s recruited by intergalactic hustler Centauri (Robert Preston) to put his skills to the test for real, become a Starfighter for the planet Rylos, and help them defeat the evil Xur (Norman Snow) and the invading Ko-Dan armada. Zach and Chris try to figure out Centauri’s scheme for making money off Starfighter, celebrate the greatness of Grig (Dan O’Herlihy), the wacky adventures of Beta, the (at the time) cutting-edge CG effects, and more.
You can rent or buy The Last Starfighter on platforms like Amazon. Next week, we’ll face the dark side of nature and discuss Twister to prepare for the release of Twisters next weekend.
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